Theatre Arts Technical
Certificate of Achievement Theatre Arts · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Minimum Units Required: 30.0 - 31.5 units
This program prepares students for an entry-level career in Community and Professional Theatre. Beginning careers may include: Scene Shop Technician, Stage Electrician, Property Artisan, Costume Technician, Make-Up Technician, Scenic Artist, Audio Technician, Stage Manager, and Event Tech. The Certificate of Achievement can be obtained by completing the 27-29.5 unit major. All courses for this major must be completed with a minimum grade of C or a P if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Program Learning Outcomes
Apply fundamental techniques while participating as a member of a backstage production crew.
Work competently with common materials and techniques when constructing theatrical elements.
Work effectively with Lighting and Scenery design plans.
Integrate knowledge of theatre history and literature when constructing theatrical elements.
Demonstrate basic skills in one or more of the following areas of specialization. lighting hangs and focus, scenic carpentry, scenic painting, audio set up and signal routing.
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Theatre Arts Technical Certificate (CA) | 30-31.5 | |
| Courses Required: | 18-19.5 | |
| Courses Required | 12 | |
| THEA 001 | Acting 1 | 3 |
| THEA 003 | Stagecraft | 3 |
| THEA 006 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 020 | Introduction to Stage Lighting | 3 |
| Technical Emphasis: (3 semesters of THEA 047 and/or THEA 027 required) | 6-7.5 | |
| THEA 027 | Technical Theatre in Production Show Run Crew | 2 |
| THEA 047 | Technical Theatre in Production | 2.5 |
| List A: (select 12 units) | 12 | |
| ART 006 | Design Principles in 2-Dimensions | 3 |
| DRFT 045 | Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) | 4 |
| THEA 008 | Stage Make-Up | 3 |
| THEA 009 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THEA 021 | Introduction to Theatre Design | 3 |
| THEA 032A | Fundamentals of Costume Design | 3 |
| THEA 032B | Costume Design Lab | 2 |
| THEA 148B | Special Topics in Theatre: Technical Theatre | 1 |
| THEA 148C | Special Topics in Theatre: Costuming | 1 |
| THEA 148D | Special Topics in Theatre: Management and Direction | 1 |
| WELD 130 | Beginning Shielded Metal Arc Welding* (Stick 7018/6010 Basic) | 3 |